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Disclosure permitted for legal investigations and process

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The good faith belief standard means OpenSea can disclose user information to legal investigations or in response to legal process based on its own assessment, without requiring a final court order.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after item (ii), suggesting additional permitted disclosure grounds may exist in the full policy.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your information may be disclosed to legal authorities or in legal proceedings whenever OpenSea in good faith believes such disclosure is necessary.

How other platforms handle this

Webull Medium

disclosure is required by a third-party to complete a transaction initiated by the user

Squarespace Medium

If we're involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale of some or all of our assets or other business transaction, depending on the circumstances, we may disclose any of the information described in Section 2 above...

Wise Medium

We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make: (i) where it is necessary for completing transfers, or (ii) in order to verify the existence and condition of your account...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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OpenSea may disclose your information and information about you if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary: (i) in connection with any legal investigation; (ii) to comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas, warrants...

— Excerpt from OpenSea's OpenSea Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenSea Privacy Policy
Entity
OpenSea
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032665
Document ID
CA-D-00210
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3401c3c3ce9929583cb3d2d39dfd1d62dd13b5de1dec21c748453ae7951b76d6
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:33 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenSea
Document: OpenSea Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-032665
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:33:11 UTC
SHA-256: 3401c3c3ce992958…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/opensea/opensea-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-032665/disclosure-permitted-for-legal-investigations-and-process/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenSea's Disclosure permitted for legal investigations and process clause do?

The good faith belief standard means OpenSea can disclose user information to legal investigations or in response to legal process based on its own assessment, without requiring a final court order.

How does this clause affect you?

Your information may be disclosed to legal authorities or in legal proceedings whenever OpenSea in good faith believes such disclosure is necessary.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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